Oral Literature

The following are categories of oral literature, which one isn't?

• songs

• short forms

• oral narratives

• drama

Answer explanation

songs- a branch of oral literature that contains songs composed and sung orally. such songs include, dirges, praise songs, love songs, initiation songs, lullabies, children play songs, child naming songs, sacred songs. etc

oral narratives- these are stories which were passed down orally from one generation to the next. they include, myths, legends, trickster, explanatory, ogre/monster, dilemma

short forms- oral literature forms that are short in their structure, using as few words as possible to pass the message across. they include, riddles, proverbs, wise sayings, tongue twisters and puns

Which of the following narrative shows the ORIGIN of things and usually involves supernatural beings?

• Explanatory

• Myth

• Legend

• Monster

What is the name given to the character who is tricked in a trickster narrative

• the fool

• the dupe

• the gullible

• the naive

Which of the following character trait best describes the dupe

• Gullible

• Naive

• Moron

In one of these stories the main character is faced with the challenge of choosing between a variety of choices afforded to them, which one is it?

• Dilemma

• Trickster

• Legend

• Myth

Which of the following narrative is about known people in the community, known for great deeds.

• Trickster

• Fable

• Legend

• Human Tales

A person, animal or figure that is used in the telling of a story is known as a?

• Actor

• Charactor

• Actress

• Villain

After the Great Flood, God told Noah that he would not inundate the whole earth with water ever again, and the rainbow is the sign of God’s promise, this is an example of

• Legend

• Myth

• Explanatory

• Fable